Showing results for "Cities for Life" in Fantasy

Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and not long after entering Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens. But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere.

Став свидетельницей убийства, я оказалась в опасности. Маг Дарий Княжевич - единственный, кто может мне помочь. Но действительно ли я могу ему доверять? Как, впрочем, и неожиданно обретённым родственникам. Однако впереди меня ждало ещё одно потрясение - выяснилось, что у меня есть жених....

Dicen que cuanto más oscuro está el cielo, más brillan las estrellas. La isla de Jeju es el polo opuesto de la deslumbrante Seúl... y también el hogar natal de Jaehwa, que se arrepiente de haber invitado a Hyunsoo a pasar allí el verano. Aunque se preparan juntos para convertirse en ídolos del K-pop, su amigo no está acostumbrado a la vida en una aldea de pescadores. Pero esa preocupación desaparece al reencontrarse con Yuna y Siwon, sus antiguos compañeros de clase, y conocer a Riley, una recién llegada que parece perseguida por los recuerdos.

In the year 2008, a Malamute arrives in New York City, followed by a pack of German Shepherds, Dobermans, and Great Danes, all dressed in grand old Prussian style. They become the toast of Manhattan - Monster Dogs. But who, or what, are they really? Outfitted with voice boxes and prosthetic arms, the dogs are the result of an experiment begun years ago in a tiny Canadian village. But their creators did not anticipate that these decadent dogs would be threatened by a strange, incurable illness.